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Bartlett, Josiah -- Signer From New Hampshire -- War-date ALS Re Supplying Troops (1729-95) Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire. He served on the Committees of Safety, Secrecy, Munitions, Marine, and Civil Government. As a physician, he accompanied John Stark's forces to the Battle of Bennington in 1777. He later served as Governor of New Hampshire and Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature.
Autograph letter signed as Chairman of the Committee of Safety, one page, 10¼ x 7¼", Exeter NH, Mar. 9, 1781. To Gen. Moses Nicholls: "We wrote you on the 9th ulto. that application had been made to Coll. Hunt to furnish the necessary supplies for the recruits now raising in the Western District. since which, by a Letter from said Hunt, we find he declines the service. Therefore, agreeably to our first directions, we request you to undertake the business of supplying the Troops to be mustered at Amherst. - & that you call on Francis Blood Esq: for supplies accordingly." The letter is toned, with darker tone lines at top and bottom, denoting a previous framing. Bartlett's signature is nice and dark.
Gen. Nicholls (1740-90), a citizen of Amherst, NH, was appointed colonel of the 5th NH Militia Regt. in 1776. In 1777 they participated in the Battle of Bennington and in 1778 in the Battle of Rhode Island. In 1780 he led his regiment to West Point where it formed part of the garrison. Estimate Value $1,200 - UP
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